What’s Yoga? What’s the Vedic definition? Radhanath Swami gives a comprehensive definition in this clip. From the Vedic perspective, yoga means union, yoga means harmony. The harmony between humans, between other species of life, between nature and between God, that is Yoga – Radhanath Swami.

Long ago an American Indian spoke out a wisdom. Its wealth we realize today. Radhanath Swami repeats those words. There was an Indian Chief- not east Indian but American Indian. His name was Chief Seattle; Seattle Washington was named after him actually. And there is a famous statement, some say …

A lot of energy goes into deciding where you gonna stay….this audio clipping by Radhanath Swami might help you decide. Whether you are living in beautiful palace, or whether you are living in a straw hut or whether you are living in a cave, if you are satisfied within you …

Can devotion to God cause sectarianism, terrorism and hatred towards others? That seems the case when you see the world. Radhanath Swami goes deeper to explore the real cause. “Where there is envy, Vengefulness, hatred, you can say that it’s in the name of God. It is in the Name …

In the above clip, Radhanath Swami explains the need to cultivate the quality of forgivenss. When we forgive somebody, we feel we have favored the other person. But factually we have favored ourselves more than anyone else. “Someone hurts us and we are angry, we feel that our rights have …

In this clipping radhanath swami is explaining how Gopas would enjoy daily different games with krishna and balaram in the beautiful forest of vrindavan… and these pastimes were not ordinary… “Krishna loved to see the beauty of the vrindavan forest and because vrindavan is non different than Krishna it is …

“To act according to Krishna’s principles even when it’s very difficult, that is integrity. To be the well wisher, to be tolerant and forgiving and respectful, even when we have much to lose on the material platform, that is integrity. To uphold the sanctity of true spiritual values is dignity.” …

“In order for the seed to grow, it has to have soft and fertile ground. Gratitude makes our heart soft. Gratitude fertilizes our heart. Gratitude enables the seed of bhakti to grow. When we expect, when we think we deserve, when we want something very different than what we are …

About Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassin (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths.